The Validity of the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) Assessment

Prior to issuing the visa to the applicant, officers would need to perform various activities. For instance, they would need to verify that the authorities have not revoked or cancelled the positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). For this, they would need to review the relevant details given in the Global Case Management System (GCMS).

Officers would also need to ensure that no adverse information on the employer has emerged either. For this, they would need to refer to the list of ineligible employers available on the website of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Only after confirming these details should officers issue the visa.

Similarly, visa offices would need to verify the positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) decision relating to an offer of employment. Therefore, officers would need to verify the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) information. For doing so, they would need to ensure that they enter the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) file number in the field named ‘ESDC File #’ under the Economic Column in the IMM screen.

For obtaining the latest Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) information, the officers would need to click on the ESDC view tab and refresh it by clicking on the ‘Refresh’ button. In some situations, the file number might not be available in the system. In this scenario, the officers would need to search in the SEARCH -> Employment Validation screen by entering the applicant’s name and date of birth information. After this, the officers would also need to review the “ESDC Comments” field. This would enable them to access any information entered by an officer of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) or Service Canada during the assessment.

It is worth noting that officers have the authority to contact employers in all cases. Typically, they would do so only to verify that the offer of permanent (indeterminate) employment continues to remain valid. On occasions, officers might feel the need to confirm certain details about the job offer. They might even feel the need for confirming certain details about the documentation provided to support a recent Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) assessment. To achieve this, the officers would need to review the “ESDC Comments” first.

Even after reviewing the “ESDC Comments”, the officers might feel the need to seek additional information. In this situation, they would need to contact Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Doing so would enable them eliminate any duplication of effort between Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). This is particularly so as situations could arise where Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) acquired certain information during their assessment of the employer’s Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application. However, officers might find that the Global Case Management System (GCMS) has no details on this.

Even after consulting with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), situations could arise where officers might feel the need to contact the applicant and / or the employer. This situation might arise when officers require further information or clarification about certain details concerning the job offer. These could typically include addressing any possible concerns about the authenticity of the job offer.

It is worth noting that officers would need to be completely satisfied that the offer of employment continues to remain valid. Officers might come across situations where Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) issued a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) that has since expired even though the application for permanent residence was in process. In this scenario, the officers would still have the authority to issue a permanent resident visa, if required. However, they would first need to be satisfied that the offer of employment is still valid and that Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has not cancelled the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).